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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27
A GREAT ENGINE OF WAR.
The Most Powerful Gun in the World to be
Tested Soon, on the Potomac River, Near
Washlnrtnn,

Inc uOst fOWertui uun III tHe "oriu to ne
Tested soon. on the Potomac River, Near
Washington.
No matter what may he the outcome OF the
contest in Congress upon the question OF
arming our sencoasts and Of making other
provision for the national defense, Washing
ton will have the distinction Of being the
place at which will be tested cannon
which its projectors claim is the most pow
erful gun constructed or proposed In the world,
having the greatest power OF penetration Of
iron, the longest range, with best precision,
and capable of more rapid rate of fire than
any other. This great engine Of war is now
nearly completed at Reading, Pa. II is soon to
be erected at point on the Potomac River,
near this city, where II will be subjected to
the most severe tests, such as firing thirty
times in one hour with charge of 300 pounds
Of carefully-adapted powder and centred
mechanically fitting proicctiles of 600 pounds
weight each, giving at least 1000 feet per
second Of initial velocity, and delivering $4,000
pounds of prolectiles in one hour, an amount
OF work, estimated in foot pounds, far greater
than can be performed continuously (as in a
hotly-contested battle) by any gun Of any
calibre, or made of any material, at any cost
now in possession of or contemplated by any
nation in the world.
conversion Of one of the old cast-iron smooth
bore guns which the Government has had on
hand for years, and which have been pro
nounccd ''uuserviceabe' and utterly useless for
the conditions OF modern warfare.
The plan OF the parties controlling the enter
prise is TO bring the gun to Washington, re.
gardless Of any action Of Congress or the EXccu
tive, and to submit 1t to the proof designated in
the foregoing statement in presence OF the
President, members of the Cabinet, and mem
bers of Congressional committees whose hus
ness II Ia TO investigate such matters.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27
THE CRAFTY TELEPHONE.
How 1t May work In tho Treasury Room

How IL May WORK IN tho treasury Rooms,
There has been u new telephone put In the
Treasury building connecting with the Offices OF
the Chief Clerk and the Superintendent. One
can SIT In either room and hear distinctly con
yersation between persons In the room up or
down stairs at the other end. For some time
past there has been sOri OF rivalry between
Chief Clerk Youmans and Mr., George Wallace,
who has charge of the charwomen In the Super
intenden,s office, which Is under the super
vision of the Chief Clerk Wallace is consid-
cred very handsome by and Is great fayonte
with the fair sex. The consequence Is, that he
is bcsicgcd by the fair ones who apply to him
for positions as charwomen That Is, many OF
the very pretty ones make that preiext to call
and interview him, while In reality they could
not be hired at any price to do that menlal duty.
Now, II there Is anything In this wicked world
that Chief Clerk Youmans likes more than an
other II Is to hold "swcet converse" with lovely
woman. lie mad evidently heard OF the many
beautiful applicants to his handsome subordi'
nate, who had to receive them In Superintendent
/ Walsh's room to talk the matter over. super
7 intendent Walsh thinks the object OF the tcle
phone being put In there Is sweet revenge on
ihc part Of the Chief Clerk To oycrhear Wal
lace's tender conversation with the fair ones
II is whispered that Mr.. Youmans has already
got some "damaging dots" on George via iht
telephone, which he may send TO his best girl, u
the latter don't In future refer all the pretty ap
/ plicants to the Chief Clerk.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27

over thei' heads to bcfog Congress and obstruct
action on District matters, There is altogether
too much wrangllpg about trifcs here, and too
little united effort to advance District interests.
Next year, II the friends OF the public schools
will simply represent to Congress the need for
larger appropriations for new school buildings
and for pay of teachers, they will dogreat good,
when by raising such questions as that the
highgradc teachers get too much pay, while
the low.grade ones get too little, they can only
do harm. The Commissioners would undoub,-
cdly welcome the aid of citizens in bringing the
needs of the schools TO the attention of Con-
gross, But TO he effective those who appeal to
Congress must abandon petty recriminatons
aud coniinc themselves TO advocacy of the sub
stanta interests OF the schools In matters of
detail such institutions must, after all, be gov
erned not Ivy the shifting opinions of the popu'
lace hut hy the mnturcd Judgment of the Com
mi
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27

The kirmcs, which was cmincntly peaceful in
It's purpOs" and character, WAS nevertheless the
innocent cause of what has almost proved II
collision between our Army and Navy. a group
oil officers of both services II seems, were con
vcrslng In the lobby OF II wcll-knOwn hostclry
and the sons of Mars were chatting the Jolly tars
with their inircqucnt glimpses OF the ocean. n
famous admiral, II was related, had recently got
aE far scawHrd ms Old Point Comfort, and was so
Impressed with the scene, ns the hery roadstead,
lushcd into futile fury, broke with luiycrng
wuVClcts upon the gllslcning sands OF Hampton,
that he returned "a Washington Immediately 10
make a report. such was the story, and u was
well received by the landlubbers. And then Il
genial son of Neptune arose and told how dread
fully ChAgrincd the Lieutenant General had been
the night ot the kirInes al the iaintlnp OF Maj,
---- and Licuts - and -, Oi the cavalry,
when the Indian dance came on. Of course gal
liant Little Phil" thought lis officers hnd been
educated M to the scratch 10y their frequent en-
counters with the aboriginal cigni-signs ON the
Avenue and was horribly mortified at the rc.
suit. Evcryhody smiled AZ this rcjOindcr, and
the war of words was soon forgotten. Hut Maj.
---, when the matter reached his cars, wased
exceedingly wru,h, aud showed his inforner n
general order. in which he had been compli-
mrntcd for pnllnntry in action with Indians
Our embryo Commodore declares that hc was
only pulling the Majors leg and was entirely
ignorant of his wDllikc antcccdents, having I'M,
dcr,toOd lhni lntii Appointed To his present
position. hr had been Justice OF The peace ~
Iowa II is 10 be hoped the matter Will rest with
this frank aud nmlable explanation,
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27
The Lat. Mrs. slack.

A large circle of friends and relatives have
been gricyod by tho death or the Wife Of Mai
Slack, of the Marine Corps, whose funeral Is u
take place In baltimore on Monday, NJ will bs
seen by the notice elsewhere. The deceased lad,
was honored aud esteemed by all who knew her
of life. The Baltimore 1nlericdu says: Mrs
Rachel Ann Slack, wife of Muj. W. Il. Slack, Y. =
NJ. a., died Tuesday, February ~, Mt Colorado
Springs, OF heart disease. She was daughter o
the late Richard II. HILL, and her mother WA
Harriet Kent. -Four of her relatives were gov
cinOrs of this state, W.: Governor Kent, Gov
crnor SprigV, Governor Martin, ana GOycrno
Pratt. The first two named were her unclcs, nil'
years Mrl Slack had made Washington he
home"
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27

The work OF Congress seems to be crowded
into the last days 10 rather unusual extent
Whether the recent changes OF the rules dis
tributng the appropriation bills have or have
not had an unfavorable effect is n subject,
worthy Of careful attention. At least every one
can see that the rules OF the House are too oh
structive; that they seem framed TO impede
rather than facilitate the transaction Of bust
ness, and that they need TO he materially
nmendcd.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27
\ Profitable Theatre.
London World,

The success Of the Alhambra is almost With
out parallel In the history Of dramatic enter
prise. The receipts OF the past year amount TO
over f47,0O, leaving o profit Of 5,5s3. The
directors have declared dividend Of forty-six
per cent, carrying some f9,000 to the reserve
account
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27
LETTER FROM NEW YORK

Death of Twccd's Daughtcr--Hcr splendid
Wedding Gifts-Judgc Hilton and the
stewart Estate-Munkscsy's Costly Pie
turc Draws Like n Thcatrc-Gotham Notes
and Gossip-Intcr-stntc Commissioners
An Estimate OF "Ruddigorc" and other
Theutrt.ays.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27
Nc Luds and 1.
fIlfa1

Mr. Cleveland said fourteen times In the
course of u recent address, aud Queen Victoria
made use of the expression Me Luds and Gents"
eighteen times when she opened Parliament.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27
ARMY AND NAVY JOKES.

/ Charles Dudley Warner Is al work on u new
book which will cmbOdy the result of his study of
lite and character In the Mexican city of Morclia.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

The new Department Of Agriculture is as yet
rather bobtail affair. But there is room for II
to grow The new Cabinet officer can easily be
rAised in Importance by transferring TO his charge
various bureaus which are either out OF place
or not needed where they are.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27
LITERARY NOTES.

rHE HERALD has received a handsome copy OF
"Goodwin's Official Turf Guide for 1ssd.' This
Is u most useful book to those interested In turf
sports, and no one should ever lay bet on
hor,c-race unless he has Goodwin" at hand to
advise him. The Guide contains summaries of
races run In the United States and Canada, with
special descriptive results of those run ut the
important meetings, value OF stake races, scale
of weights, fastest time on record at all distances
and list of winning jockeys and racing fixtures
for 1881. Subscription terms, seven dollars per
season, including annual, or the annual In cloth,
for sl,D. Address Goodwin Bros. al Broadway,
New York.
boston has new club, called the "Club of Odd
Volumes" The membership Is limited TO thirty
one, and the object of the club Is the collection Of
rare volumes oi special literary value.
-.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27

Some liberty must he allowed to a Senator
who thinks the interests of his constituents are
endangered, and so Senator Mitchclrs diatribe
against General Parke may be pardoned. Yet
the Senator has doubtless ere this seen what a
great mistake he made In assailing dstn-
guished soldier, who is at the same time simply
invaluable in his present position. No one else
has such n thorough knowledge Of all the work
going forward on rivers and harbors, and no
officer could perform arduous duties with more
absolute conscientiousness. Those who know
him well think General Parke the last officer
who could he fairly chosen for adverse criticism.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27

Shall We have lawn tennis in the parks next
summer2 There is no reason why we should
not, There is ample authority vested in the
present ''powers that be- to permit their use
for such purposes, There is a good precedent
in the use of the Capitol grounds for croquet
years ago, and there are plenty of good exam
pies in other cities which use their parks more
than we do. With perhaps the most con-
venient aud original system of parks possessed
by any city we have the least practical benefit
from them. In Baltimore parks one may walk
on the grass, picnic under the trees, and get
Just the wholesome, practical benefit for which
n park is created. The narrow spirit that has
kept ours fenced with "keep-off-the-grass
boards, and forbidden the playing Of games
within them, hns regned long enough. It is
time for awiser and more liberal management
10 take the castiron restrictions from our parks
and let us enjoy them as they were intended to
be epioypl
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27

The Knights of Labor are after the Commits
sioners to get them to enforce the acts making
eight hours days labor and e. days pay for
District laborcrs. The Knights don't seem to be
aware that the courts have decided that the act
creating u permanent form of District govern
ment repealed the statutes imposing any re-
straint upon the action of the Commissioners In
District affairs. They are now n law unto them
selves and can make regulations MS they sec iit
-.
Manager strasbcrger IL having II hard road
to travel In getting permission TO build new
theatre ON the E-strcet Rink site. The Com
mssoncrs have consented to examine his plans
"if" he shall obtain the consent of n majority
of the adjacent property y-holders. As he Is moi
| likely To get any such consent, the amiablc
concession of the Commissioners is to Mr.. Stras
| bcrgcr's palate like n Dead Sea apple.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27

About as big thing as looms on the horizon of
the small city is the itinerant theatrical manager,
and the advance agent is but few sizes smaller.
But when the average theatrical man strikes
Washington, small town though we be in the dra-
matte point of view, he finds himself dwindling
away in importance In u manner perplcxing and
| painful to his commonly well-dcvelopcd sense
of self-conscquencc. We have 50 many big men
and big things of our own, you SEQ. our admira.
I tion doesn't hold out.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27

No Democrat has ever risen so swiftly in pub
lie estimation as the present Governor Of New
York. The reputation for craftsmanship which
Governor Hill has acquired appears to be us
solid as its growth has been rapid. Every
official act Of importance which he performs is
wise one, and in every speech he makes and
every letter he writes he says exactly the right
thing With singular unanimity Democrats all
over the country are hailing Governor Hill as
the coming man, the long-sought, long-wishcd.
for leader. The only question with most OF
them is whether the young Governor Of the
Empire State shall be forthwith exalted to the
proud position they all feel he is the very mau
of all others to fill or whether he shall be kept
in reserve in his present place while President
Cleveland takes second term. Much attention
and unstinted praise has been lavished upon
the speech which Governor Hill delivered Tues
day night AT the dinner of the Young Men,
Democratic Club, Of Brooklyn which the Balti
more !S'm reprints with the title, "a Notable Ad
''drcss." We make some extracts elsewhere
which show that this address was worthy of tn,
man and the occasion, than which more ncct
not he said
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27

were not many pieces OF note, the Few great
pictures were well worth many visits. Rosa
"lS07' were the great features Of this private
gallery--too private indeed, and the one graft
iicatiOn In finding that II Is to he broken up Is
In the thought that these pieces may he placed
In some gallery where they can be seen. The
| Meissonier is to my mind The more attractive OF
the two. il is troop of French cavalry salut-
Ing an imaginary officer, who is supposed TO be
| in the position OF the observer Not only is
every officers eye ON this imaginary leader, but
| every horses too. The observer finds that his
| eve meets that Of every man aud animal ON the
canvas: and the Illusion Is produced, as he
passes from one side Of the canvas To the other,
| that the horses and officers turn as he moves,
always presenting a full front to the lOoker-On.
or course every one has seen this effect In por-
| traits In which the eye meets that of the OBJ
| server; but the illusion Of hundred horses ac-
| tually turning as you move past the canvas Is
as startling as II Is pleasant
/ looked in again yesterday ON Munkacsy' +
"Chrlst before Pilate,r which, though sold to
| Mr. John Wanamaker, Of Philadelphia, is still
| on exhibition here except on Sundays. This
! change of programme, which left out the best
| day for the exhibition, was made In Difference
| TO the purchaser religious views. j asked Mr.
| Charles NJ. kurtz, who has had charge Of the
| exhibition for Mr.. scidelmeycr and who viii
continue 10 he his representative In America
| after the exhibition is ended, what was th'
actual price paid for this canvas. lie declined
10 tell, but slld II was over 100000, for he had
had an offer Of that sum from friend whom h'
was desirous should possess It, but Mr.. scidei
meyer did not entertain tho proposition, Bu
he gave me some interesting figures which
have every reason to believe are not exaggerated
The exhibition has lasted less than three month
aud the receipts have been over and above al
expenses about $4,000. Good as theatre
| lent ~ Or n Patti concert troupe. But Mr.
seidelmeyer had In the rear Of the big picture
gallery Of smaller works by various famou
artists, 10 which were admitted only those citl
zens with plenty of cash who wished TO buy fn
works without having anything said as 10 whei
seidelmeyer has sold $4,000 OF paintings II
the same three months. That isn't bad OF itsell
Aud assuming that he got only 100000 for tn
"Chris" and that his profit on the exhibition o
must have taken In during that three month
the sum Of S2ss, 600! And there Is faith on III
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-27

The clerks in the Departments come under the
provisions of the eight-hour law as well as other
laborers for the Government. To require them
to return to their desks and work half the night
for weeks at n time without pay is pitiful econ
omy and an abuse of official authority. To
bring tho work up to date is all right, but Uncle
Sam is rich enough to pay for service rendered
him. OF course the clerks dare not kick against
the injustice above referred to, for then the
Bureaucrats would bounce them instnnter.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-01

Members of the Legislature
should be careful about plsdging
themselves to every Tom, Dick and
Harry who solicits their support
for Legislative positions. Hunt
their political records up first, and
find out all abeut them. There are
scores of the miserable Mugwamp
breed clamoring for positions, who
pulled against the party all through
the fight last Fall. Mark these
fellows we'll, and draw the line Of
demarkation SO sharply that the
lessen will be long remembered.
When there 10 any doubt teie-
graph for particulars to the Central
Committee Of the County from
which the applicant halls. The
Mugwunps and all their squealing,
kicking associates and belongings
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-01

Nevada is we'll adapted to raising
horses and the only question any
one need ask is what style of ami
NAL is the most saleable. The
runty little scrubs that result from
letting animals take their own
chaneae as the Indians do, will
never be profitable here or any,
where else. Outside of race horses
there are three kinds juat as easily
raised as scrubs, and they are always
saleable. The best is the large
handsome carriage horses that are
sought for by city people; another
is heavy and strong draft animal;
and the third Is the stocky, medium
sized, active and untireing cow
horse. The blood of the State is
being cultivated and the draft
horses are becoming much more
numerous through the efforts OF
e, G. Hardy of Toano who is I'm
porting the finest animals in car
load lots and selling them at prices
within the reach all. Mr.. Hardy is
making energetic effects to reach
the stock men Of the State, and his
efforts deserve success.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-01
A E0rsE THAT GOES.

The Reno Gazette publishes the
following article, that the anti
Stewart morants should all read:
The present situation in Nevada
brings forcibly to mind the apt re-
ply made by Abraham Lincoln to
his friends and advisers who warned
him that his Secretary OF the Treas
ury, Salmon p. Chase. was dong
all his noble work ter political ef-
feet and that his sole object IN so
energetically and successfully han
ding the finances as to keep the
ar,ny and navy in funds, was to
succeed Mr.. Lincoln as President.
Honest old Abe listened to 1t all
and then teld them story. lie
said there was an old farmer In IL
linois who was busy ploaghing cern
one day with an old, sleepy horse
that had to be jerked and cracked
with the line all the time to keep
him moving. Suddenly ED Doboln
spruced up and began racing
through the furrews in sne style,
switching his stump of tail and
making the old man pant to keep
up with the pillow handles. A ten
year-old boy who was sitting en- the
fence yelled out, say dad, why
don't YOU brush that CAD fly off old
Dobbin's sack?" When the team
got round next turn the cid fellow
called out: "Never you mind that
Cad fy, | never saw old Dobbin do
ing better"
One of the candidates for United
States Senate is travelling over the
State trying to learn its needs and
capabilities, studying its resources
and the best means to deyelope
them so as to increase its popula-
ton, wealth and Influence. All the
other so-called candidates are de-
voting their whole time and energy
to his defeat. Mr.. Stewart is the
only one who attempts to formulate
any plans to help Nevada. His
idea of having the army make sur
yeys Of Nevada is an excellent one.
It would show where there is COED
land and mark down the bitches
for irrigating it, estimate the costs
and profits so that could be shown
to capitalists everywhere, that they
might be induced to invest. Ii
this were done for every valley III
the State, Nevada could afferd tt
send agents out to induce settle
ment. And yet his enimies say
he is entitled only to abuse because
he uses this as an argument In Ia
yor Of his candidacy. He propose
to annex part of Idaho and part o
Utah and thus add to the import
apce and wealth of the State, re
ducing takes and giving US bette
standing in the s,sterhood Of States
He expects to get all the Govern
ment land donated to Nevada, an
every enc who knows his tlreles
energy and the fertility of his r.
sources will know that he can com
pretty near getting it. He has TO
tilted himself on the silver que
ten, and will assist such men ;
Beck TO make the fight one OF I'll
hardest ever seen In the Sena'
in the interest of the silyer-produ
ing regions of America. Whatev'
other means of deyelopemeat nj
Stewart sees, he intends to preylc
means to encourage, and for tn
disposition, he is getting thorough
abused. Surely if it is ambitls
which makes him show so mue
energy for the-gosd Of the State,
is fortunate for Nevada that 81
has at least one aspirant whose al
bition is in the right direction al
Mr.. Lincoln's anecdote Is to &
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-01

ought to be laid on the shelf this
wear. What is the use of a party
where discipline cannot be main
tanned and which has Mt the sand to
p,,p;sb Ito traisers2
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-01
NO PAPER.

Tn order to take off our hat prop
erly to the New Year, no paper VIII
he issued from this Office tomorrow
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-01-01
ON THE RIOGRANDE
CAST OF CHARACTERS:

CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Daniel Ryall...-..... Edward LaHao
Land Agent from Cape Cod.
Harold Rapley. NM j. Jordan
A Young Cattle Kaiser.
Rel Paso Mark Price
An O0tcast
Morgan Mortimer.....H H. A. Weaver, Jr
Richest Man in the settlement.
Capt. Highayer. .......: Scott Davis
His Convenient Friend.
Charles Brown. ......... I'll. W. Mltche1
Advanced in age, Judge by courtesy
nick wayde f. McGregor
A Man of his word and oath.
Tom Norr1s........- GEO. 1a 49,.
Pond of cattle and the Northern market
Dave Sexton -. L, Jones
Hates Marauders, Greasers and sich
Dora Rapley. Miss Ada Marsh
Haros DIS Sister.
~ ate shelby Miss Clara Flagg
Finest Woman on the Rio Gaande.
Priscilla Muffin. Miss Josie Laurens
Has seen forty Winters, formerly OF n II
cattleraisers. Ranchmen, Settlers
Regular Prices 81 90. children 5ocehts.
Seats on sale at Tobriner's cigar store
Nc extra charge fer reserved seats.
Tribune copy.